San Lorenzo Valley Middle School
Panther Newsletter
February 24, 2012
Principal's Message:
from Jeff Calden
Dance 2.0:
Dance 2.0 is tonight from 5:00 - 7:30 pm in the SLVMS gym. Don’t miss the biggest dance event of the year. Monster Light Show. Big Screen Gaming. Big Screen Texting. Big Screen Live Camera Feeds. See you there.
Please remember that this dance is being run by an outside company and that nobody will be allowed to purchase a ticket at the door. Tickets have been on sale every day at school and online for the past three weeks.
Powerschool Access:
The proper web address for Parent Access to Powerschool is:
This change was made by Powerschool to make the website and its information more secure. Powerschool will work with Google Chrome, Safari, and Internet Explorer.
There is a now workaround for using Firefox.
If you want to use Firefox, follow these steps:
Go to Tools, then Options, then Advanced, then Encryption.
Then uncheck the box, Use TLS 1.0. That should do it.
This is a Powerschool issue, not an SLV issue. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Academic Intervention Day Q3:
SLVMS will hold its quarterly Academic Intervention and Reward Day on Thursday, March 1. Students who have all of their work turned in for all of their classes will be rewarded with 30 minutes of free-time fun activities before lunch that day. Students who have missing work, will be provided with all of that missing work, given 30 minutes in a classroom to get started on it, and then have all they information they need to spend the WHOLE WEEKEND getting it FINISHED!
March 1st is three weeks away, so students should start making sure they have all of their work turned in for all of their classes in order to enjoy the free time, which will include activities like Ping-Pong in the gym, Bingo in the art room, video games in the computer lab, Flag Football on the field, reading books and playing games in the New Library, or simply hanging out with friends in the main quad and being allowed to listen to their iPods.
Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon:
The SLVMS Faculty and Staff wish to invite any and all grownups who have helped the school in any way this year to our Annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon. We will honor those who help SLVMS be the best it can be on Wednesday, March 14, from 11:30 to 1:00 in the Middle School staff room.
See you there.
Schedule for the Week of February 27 - March 2:
Monday 27 Late Start A Day - School begins at 8:50 am
Tuesday 28 O Day
Wednesday 29 E Day - Leap Day
Thursday 1 O Day - Academic Intervention and Reward Day
Friday 2 E Day
Positive Culture In Action at SLVMS
Santa Cruz County Spelling Bee:
Tomorrow is the annual Santa Cruz County Spelling Bee.
We are proud of our SLVMS entrants and wish them the best of luck!
6th Grade: David Van Ausdall and Lauren Lozier
7th Grade: Ava Badger
8th Grade: Jessica Young
Go Panthers!
Positive Referrals:
With the SLVMS Positive Referral Program, teachers can refer students to the office for being a Positive Force on campus and in the classroom.
Hard work, responsibility, respect, honesty, compassion, helpfulness, effort and character are just some of the many attributes and actions for which SLVMS students are being honored.
The following students received Positive Referrals this week:
John Courtney, Rook Hoagland, Daniel Rinkert, Theresa Bridges, Lily Maness, Andre Collen, Tanner Murray, Alison Witmer.
Congratulations
PAWS-itive Panther Tickets:
The PAWS-itive Panther program run by the SLVMS Leadership Class rewards students for contributing to the positive culture on campus.
All staff have PAWS-itive Panther tickets, which they can give to any student for doing
anything they deem as positive. The student then takes the ticket, which has his or her name on it, to the office and it goes into a big box.
Today during the school bulletin, Leadership Class drew five tickets from the box and those five students won themselves a brand-new SLVMS Panthers bracelet.
This week, students were given PAWS-itive Panther tickets, and each of them, including our Five lucky winners are listed below.
Yesenia Jimenez, Dela Bartol, Andrew Chestnut, Jeff McKemie, MacKenzie Murphy, Evan Carrillo, Lauren Lozier, Jessie Correllus, Sofia Cartelli, Remi Dirck, Sedona Clark, Cameron Snider, Aaron McKay, Annie Hockanson, Deja Kibbe, Emma Zilge, Erin Newfield, Nathan Stevison, Rile Hoagland, Annie Stivala, Riley Lochner, Cooper Smith, Luka Mahkovtz, Rebecca Chiolero, Ben Kanter, and our Five Lucky Winners: Jordyn Fox, Kaylee Anzalone, Aidan O’Connell, Gretchen Webb, and T.J. Foreman.
Congratulations
Poetry Contest:
Calling all SLVMS student writers:
Submit your poem to the 8th Annual San Lorenzo Valley Poetry Reading, sponsored by Felton Library Friends. This year’s theme is: Taking a Stand.
Poems for the reading will be selected by David Swanger, SC County Poet Laureate, in the following middle school age categories:
9-12 years old and 13-17 years old.
One poem per poet, please.
Include your name, age category and phone number.
Email to feltonlibraryfriends@gmail.com
Or send to Felton Library Friends, PO Box 1245, Felton CA 95018
Send your poem by April 5, 2012
Readers will be notified by April 18 if their poem has been selected
Selected poems will be read at Felton Community Hall on April 26, from 7-8 p.m.
For more information, email feltonlibraryfriends@gmail.com,
SLV Golf Team Fundraiser:
On Tuesday, March 20, the SLV Golf team is holding a spaghetti feed at Boulder Creek Golf and Country Club from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.
If interested in a nice dinner, come get a ticket from Mr. Mercer. Cost will be $15.00 per person and forty percent of the proceeds go back to the SLV golf team. See you there!
Summer Sports Camps:
The 4th Annual Valley Sports Camp is coming this summer and is offered to kids age kindergarten through eighth grade. This year it is offered three different weeks. The dates are June 11-15, June 18-22, and July 2-6. You can call Mark Mercer for more information @ 246-2517 or email at golfmerc@yahoo.com. Or you can register online at www.valleysportscamp.com. Registration flyers are also available at the school.
The 15th Annual David Maze Football Camp is coming in July 2012. This youth football camp is geared toward fun and learning the basics of football. Dates are Tuesday, July 17t through Thursday July 19. You can sign up by calling Mark Mercer @ 246-2517 or Stephen Johnson @ 359-8034. Or email at dmaze21@yahoo.com. Registration flyers are available at the school.
New Fun Physics and Chemistry After-School Class:
Are you interested in outdoor science exploration and classroom science fun?
This class is being offered by the award-winning nonprofit education foundation, Outdoor Science Exploration/Classroom Science Fun, this innovative class will be taught on the SLVMS campus by OSE/CSF teacher Irvin Lindsey, who has taught over 100 popular science classes at local schools. The class will include active, interactive, and entertaining lessons in physics, chemistry, and life and earth sciences.
Tuition is $175 for eleven one-hour sessions. Classes will be on Wednesdays from 2:30-3:30 pm, beginning next Wednesday, February 29 in Room 11 at San Lorenzo Valley Middle School.
Sessions will be held on the following Wednesdays: February 29, March 7, 14, 21, and 28, April 11, 18, and 25, May 9, 16, and 23.
Enrollment is limited to the first twenty 6th-8th grade students.
If you are interested, you can pick up a flyer in the SLVMS front office.
For more information please call OSE/CSF at 423-5925 or email info@osefun.com.
The Middle School Science Department is offering after school help for any students wishing to participate in this year’s Santa Cruz County K-8 Science Fair.
This is an optional activity for any student or student teams to work through the scientific method and gain extra credit toward their science grade.
After school help:
Mondays after school (2:30-3:00) with Mr. Olin Room 8 or Ms. Herbert Room 9
Thursdays after school (2:30-3:00) with Ms. Hayes Room 10
Important Dates:
March 9, 2012, Project set-up Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds 2:00-6:00 pm
March 10, 2012, Interview and judging
March 10, 2012, Project pick-up 7:00-9:00 pm
March 11, 2012, Project pick-up 9:00-11:00 am
March 20,2012, Awards Ceremony at Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium 7:00-9:00 pm
More Science Fair Info at:
Girls Volleyball
Next Week’s Games
Day Date Opponent Place 6th 7th 8th
Tues Feb 28 Notre Dame Notre Dame 4:45 3:45
Thu Mar 1 Mission Hill SLV 3:45 4:45 5:45
Wrestling
Next Week’s Matches
Day Date Opponent Place Time
Tues Feb 28 BYE - No Match
Thu Mar 1 Mission Hill Mission Hill 5:00
Get yours today! Order as soon as possible!
More ways to earn $$$ for our school!
Now you can receive bonus Box Tops credits to our school directly when you shop at Safeway! Visit www.2ways2earn.com for more details and be sure to sign up for more special offers at www.boxtops4education.com. Our next Box Top collection will be on February 15, so keep saving those Box Tops! Visit the Panther Club website for more information. We are looking for a new Box Tops Coordinator for next year and need help processing Box Tops now. Contact Martha Waldon at marthagw@comcast.net for more info. Keep on clippin’!
Next Panther Club Meeting: Thursday, March 1, 2012
6:30 pm in the new library! Everyone welcome!
Keep those ink cartridges coming!
Bring in your used ink cartidges to the Middle School Office. Panther Club collects them and trades them in for paper for our classrooms.
Coupon books are still available in the MS office
The Panther Club is selling local coupon books for just $10.00! Our school receives $5.00 from each book sold. Lots of GREAT, LOCAL DEALS!
Mountain Community Resources Parenting Workshops: Mountain Community Resources is offering a variety of workshops and individual support sessions for parents and caregivers to increase their awareness of how to change unwanted behavior and encourage desirable behavior in their children.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO PRE-REGISTER,
CALL MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY RESOURCES AT (831) 335-6603
OR EMAIL Garretc@cbridges.org
Student to Student Conference at UCSC:
The 4th Annual Student-to-Student Conference will be held on Saturday, May 12 on the USCS Campus. This FREE conference give students an opportunity to present 20 minute workshops on topics of their choice with other students attending these workshops. All Students 3rd through 12th Grade are invited to present or come and learn as an audience member. Student presenters receive a free UCSC Conference tee shirt donated by an anonymous donor. Optional free campus tour available. Free lunch with registration provided by the Cowell College provost. Co-Sponsored by the California Association for the Gifted and Cowell College at UCSC. The goal of the Student-to-Student Conference is to provide opportunities for students from many different schools and counties to meet one another, network, have fun, learn from one another and showcase their talents, interests and passions. To register or find out more go to www.giftedcalifornia.org Cabrillo Summer Youth Institute:
Riding the Waves to College & Careers
Cabrillo College & Cabrillo Extension are excited to launch the new Cabrillo Youth Summer Institute (CYSI) program. CYSI is a summer camp program designed for students entering 7th & 8th grades in Fall 2012.
The Cabrillo Youth Summer Institute gives junior high students the opportunity to begin their journey to college & careers. Students spend a week exploring a chosen career path through both classroom and hands-on activities.
The Cabrillo Youth Summer Institute can help students identify, discover, and explore specific career areas. Research shows that a key contributor to future academic and career success is exposure to career awareness activities in grades 7 and 8. We will introduce kids to the college and career opportunities that exist and prepare them to make decisions about high school coursework and, ultimately, their future.
Camps will run between $165 - $235 per week. Scholarships are available.
For more information email CabrilloYouthSummerInstitute@cabrillo.edu.
Words of Wisdom
“The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.”
Vincent Van Gogh
